The Dürkopp Class 566-104 chain stitch button sewing machine from the 1930s was originally used in the Vereinigte Wäschefabriken (United Linen Works)...
The manual coffee grinder from the 1960's was used in households to grind roasted coffee beans for brewing. With the advance of industrialization these...
The manual fire alarm from the 1960s was installed in a public facility in Germany. Today it is kept as an exhibit in the fire department museum in Hattingen.
It...
The sound was recorded at the Port of Dortmund. Dortmund's port which terminates the Dortmund-Ems Canal connecting Dortmund to the North Sea was built...
The Jacquard card duplicating machine from the 1920s served the purpose of mechanically producing Jacquard cards (punch cards). In Jacquard weaving, the...
The Flax ring spinning frame of the brand Mackie and Sons Ltd., constructed in 1955, was originally in use in the Bielefelder Textile Vocational School....
The carpet beater from the 1970s served as a household tool for cleaning carpets. This example is a privately owned keepsake. Differently than with a vacuum...
The fire department bell is a component of a two-axled fire engine from the end of the 19th century. It was used to signal the right of way acoustically...
TThe tone sequence siren (German: Martinshorn) is a component of the fire engine/water tanker Magirus F Mercur 125, built in 1961. The vehicle was originally...
Before this police whistle from the 1980s was included in the historical collection of the Essen police, it had long been an integral part of the police...
The tone sequence siren (German: Martinshorn) from around the year 2010 is a component from an unmarked police car of the city of Essen police department....
The tone sequence siren (German: Martinshorn) from around the year 2010 is a component from an unmarked police car of the city of Essen police department....
